Reni

¹

[ re-nee ]

noun

1. Gui·do [gwee, -daw], 1575–1642, Italian painter.

reni-

²

1. a combining form meaning “kidney,” used in the formation of compound words:

   reniform.

reni-

¹

combining_form

1. kidney or kidneys

   reniform

Reni

²

/ ˈrɛːni /

noun

1. ReniGuido15751642MItalianARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARTS AND CRAFTS: engraver Guido (ˈɡwiːdo). 1575–1642, Italian baroque painter and engraver

Word History and Origins

Origin of Reni¹

< Latin rēni-, combining form of rēnēs kidneys

Word History and Origins

Origin of Reni¹

from Latin rēnēs

Example Sentences

Cujus ossa in Reni fluminis insula, ubi in Oceanum prorumpit, reservata sunt et de longinquo venientibus pro miraculo ostenduntur.

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Jules Reni for whom Julesburg was named, was one of his first victims.

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We must picture him for ourselves, and this, thanks to Guido Reni, we may easily do.

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Guido Reni treasured it, but, as treasures do disappear, it vanished.

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Berdoe says that the volume owned by Guido Reni was a collection of a hundred drawings by Raphael.

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